Abduction Of The Sabine Women, By An Unknown 16th Or 17th Century Artist

This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...

The Raucous Rise Of Emperor Leo III

The future Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) was born near what is now Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, and heralded from the Isaurian stock of...

Saint Eligius, By An Unknown 18th Century Artist

An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Samuel Clemens (alias Mark Twain, c. 1835-1910) "I'm not a man to waste time after my mind's made up and there's work on hand." From...

Abduction Of The Sabine Women, By An Unknown 16th Or 17th Century Artist

This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...

The Battle of Tolbiac, Painted by Ary Scheffer (1795–1858)

This painting, by the Dutch-French artist Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), endeavors to re-create a scene from the Battle of Tolbiac (or Zülpich), fought between the...

Clitumnus—An Ancient Roman River God—And His Watery Sanctuary In Umbria

In ancient Rome, the Clitumnus lake and river was considered to be a place with sacred waters. Ancient Clitumnus is associated with the modern...

The Tale Of A Ragged Roman Attendee At A Seven Hour Speech

Pliny the Younger (c. 61/62-113), during his life as a lawyer and statesman in ancient Rome, once delivered a speech before the Centumviral Court...

Virgil’s Underworld: A Land Of Death…And Reincarnation

  (Dante and Virgil in Hell, by Crescenzio Onofri  (–1714) and Livio Mehus  (1630–1691), via Creative Commons)   In The Aeneid, an epic poem written...

Erminia And The Shepherds, By Stefano Torelli (c. 1712-1784)

This painting, by the Italian artist Stefano Torelli (c. 1712-1784), was inspired by a scene from a poem called Gerusalemme liberata, written by the...
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